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History Midterm
People and Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Copernicus | heliocentric universe (sun-centered) |
| Hobbes | believed people are naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish |
| Hobbes | life would be in ruin without laws |
| Hobbes | should enter a social contract with absolute ruler |
| Locke | believed people are naturally reasonable |
| Locke | have natural rights (life, liberty, and property) |
| Rousseau | believed people are naturally good |
| Rousseau | corrupted by a limiting society |
| Rousseau | elected officials should impose controls |
| Montesquieu | separation of powers |
| Montesquieu | branches that can check each other |
| Maximilien Robespierre | an estates general who killed anyone associated with the revolt |
| Maximilien Robespierre | Reign of Terror |
| Peninsulares | spanish-born |
| Peninsulares | held top government and church jobs |
| Creoles | european-descent |
| Creoles | owned haciendas, ranches, mines |
| Creoles | hated 2nd class status |
| Mezitzos | native american and european descent |
| Mulattoes | african and european descent |
| Mezitzos & Mulattoes | angry of denied status, wealth, and power |
| Laissez-Faire | government is completely hands off |
| Capitalism | supply and demand based with wages |
| Socialism | social systems |
| Communism | government gets all money and redistributes it equally |
| Communism | only gets what necessary |
| Karl Marx | created communism |
| Adam Smith | supported laissez-faire capitalism |